Reel.



V PATENTED SEPT. 24', 1907f W. A. ARNOLD.

REEL. APPLICATION FILED JAN.26,1907.

A ITOHNEV WILLIAM A. ARNOLD, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed January 26, 1907. Serial No. 354,240.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. ARNOLD, of the city of Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Reel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in reels, and especially to reels which are adapted to serve as car:- riers for fabrics, and particularly as carriers for fabrics which'are being operated on to be dyed.

The object of my invention is to produce a light, cheap, strong reel, on which wet material can get a good grip, and which is constructed in such a way that a driving connection can be easily made with it, and further, in such a manner that its flattened sides will serve, because of its unequal diameter, to deposit goods passed over it in folds beneath the reel.

With these ends in view, my invention consists of a reel, the construction of which will be hereinafter described and the novel features claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters and figures. of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an end view of the reel embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a broken end detail of one of the reel hubs and spokes, Fig. 4 is a broken plan of the structure shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section with parts broken away, showing the construction of the reel frame and spokes, and Fig. 6 is a broken end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 5.

The reel is provided with a suitable shaft 10, which is arranged in the center of the reel, and the shaft carries hubs l1, ll and 11 three of these being shown, but a greater or less number may be used, according to the length of the reel. The hub 11 is preferably screwe and pinned to the shaft 10, the hub 11 is simply slipped upon the shaft, and the hub 11 is made fast in any convenient way, and has a squared projecting part 12, whichis adapted to connect readily with the clutch or other driving means. Each hub is provided with short radial arms 14, in each of which is a socket 15,

which socket is adapted to receive the spoke 16, which can conveniently be of sheet metal, and the spokes are bolted or otherwise secured in the sockets as shown at 17. The outer ends of the spokes are doubled over at right angles, as shown at 18, so that the spokes can thereby be conveniently fastened to the frame or felly portions 19 of the reel.

It will'be noticed by reference to Fig. 1 that the reel is provided with flattened sides, being of generally triangular cross section, though the sides are slightly oval, and the object of this arrangement is to cause the reel as it turns and as it carries goods over it, to deposit the goods in folds which will fall straight one upon the other.

By reference to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the hub sections are spaced apart by suitable sleeves 21.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the reel is very light, strong, and cheap, and that it serves well the purposes described.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A reel of skeleton structure, comprising a hub por tion, a series of spokes radiating from the hub, a rim for each alining spoke series, each rim being stretched in shape to a generally triangular form but having a slightly oval section between the spoke ends, and a series of cross slats spaced apart and placed relatively near together thereby forming a continuous receiving surface for the fabric.

2. A reel comprising a series of hubs having a connecting sleeve, a series of spokes radiating from the hubs, frames forming rims attached to the spoke ends, the spokes and rims being arranged to produce flattened sides for the reel, and cross slats spaced apart and secured to the rims.

3. A reel comprising a supporting shaft, hubs having radial arms with sockets therein, spokes fitting in the sockets, frames attached to the spoke ends, and a series of slats secured to the frames to form the surface of the reel.

4. A reel comprising a series of hubs having radial arms with sockets therein, spokes secured in the sockets, and provided with upset outer ends, frames secured to the upset ends of the spokes, and surface slats secured to the frames.

WILLIAM A. ARNOLD.

Witnesses \VARREN B. HUTCHINSON, FRANK TItENI-IOLM. 

